Jul 16

A Multi-Sensory Experience to Refresh your Body, Mind, and Spirit

By Barry Raphael in Lumonics

Lumonics Immersed

A Multi-Sensory Experience to Refresh your Body, Mind, and Spirit

Inspired by and a Tribute to the Founders of Lumonics: Dorothy & Mel Tanner

We welcome you to Lumonics Immersed, a total art installation which takes place in the Lumonics warehouse in Denver. The experience consists of the late Dorothy and Mel Tanner‘s mesmerizing light sculptures, lasers, special effects, and original music and video created by Dorothy Tanner and Marc Billard.

Lumonics is one of the first and longest-running light art projects in the U.S. The Tanners, among the light sculpture pioneers, first began presenting their highly-acclaimed light and sound experiences for the public beginning in 1969 in Miami. We called it multi-sensory back then. Who knew from immersive?

The intention of Lumonics has always been to bring the audience into a state of comfort and expanded awareness. While we cannot duplicate the one-of-a- kind analog live projection of the Tanners, we use imagery and video based on those performances to recreate that vibe, 50+ years on.

For more information and tickets:
www.lumonics.net/immersed

email: lumonics@gmail.com | call: 303.568.9406

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Jul 02

Lumonics Video Selected for the Digerati Experimental Media Festival

By Barry Raphael in Lumonics

Lumonics’ Marc Billard’s video, Mountain Meditation 2, has been accepted in the Digerati Experimental Media Festival.

“Out of over 1700 submissions from 136 countries, your work truly stood out.”

Mountain Meditation 2 will be playing in rotation with other selected films on the new LED screen located at 16th and Arapahoe in Downtown Denver. Screening begins September 8th and ends November 30th.

In honor of its acceptance, we will be including works from the Mountain Meditation Series in our upcoming immersives on Fridays and Saturdays.

Mountain Meditation 2 is a reimagined view of nature that began with a car ride and hike in the Colorado mountains.“The source material is Colorado car rides and hikes in the mountains, which I record using a mobile phone camera and/or Insta360 camera attached to the car window or mounted on the roof. I then transform the imagery in production, and add an original soundtrack. No AI!”
– Marc Billard

Some still images from Mountain Meditation 2:

Mountain Meditation 2 is an official selection of the 17th DocuWest Documentary Film Fest

Marc Billard

Mountain Meditation 3

Exhibition: Tilting West: Defining A New Legacy
Venue: Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities
Dates: June 3 – August 23, 2026

“Contemporary regional artists—whether or not they identify as Western artists—were invited to explore and reinterpret the American Western genre through a contemporary lens. Tilting West challenges traditional notions of Western art, encouraging work that reflects diverse perspectives, materials, and themes, from environmental concerns to social commentary. Artists working in unconventional forms or conceptual approaches were especially encouraged to apply.”

How We Create the Music and Visuals at Lumonics Immersed

Jul 01

Light and Sound Meditations

By Barry Raphael in Dorothy Tanner, meditation, Mel Tanner, music, video, wellness

Light Sculptures by Dorothy and Mel Tanner
Zoom (30 Seconds) and Music by Lumonics

May 18

From Sketch to Completion

By Barry Raphael in art, Denver, Dorothy Tanner, light art, light sculpture, Mel Tanner

photo of Mel Tanner in 1973 (1925-1993)

Mel Tanner (1925-1993) had many sketchbooks which we archive. He would often create several sketches until he decided which one to settle on and begin construction. He would also use colored pencils as seen below.

This was in contrast to Dorothy Tanner who rarely drew. She was a hands-on person who liked to have a lot of material around to “play with.”

Here are some examples of the Mel Tanner drawings and the completed art works:

Sketches and Finished Art Works: